Jack Marshall

Police are investigating a video which allegedly shows a woman appearing to violently kick her dog as she walked them along Kibble Crescent in north Burnley on Wednesday, September 14th.

A local resident caught the woman, who was walking two dogs, lashing out at one of the animals on numerous occasions before an onlooker reprimanded her.

The footage shows her lashing out at her dog

A spokemsan for Burnley police said "We are investigating reports of a dog being assaulted in Burnley. Police were contacted yesterday (September 14) after an alleged incident close to the Kibble Bank area. A joint investigation is being carried out by Lancashire Police and the RSPCA and enquiries are continuing. A 17-year-old girl from Burnley will be voluntarily interviewed by police in connection with the incident at a later date."